REEL Policy Clinic

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Catch up with @ABA_CRSJ African American Affairs Committee Co-Chair @ProfessorDWendy in our latest Member Spotlight! Read more ➡️ bit.ly/3X8YmhD

Y’all wanna hear the TRUE story of Nikki Haley? A thread

Today is the last day to sign up to testify! Click below and come through Thursday. reparations.dcjusticelab.org #reparations #case4reparations #decolonizingwealth #a3reparations #reparationsnow

It’s a common misbelief that affirmative action has only benefited people of color. The truth is white women have been the biggest beneficiaries of #AffirmativeAction. More from the Hon. Shira A. Scheindlin in @nytimes: nytimes.com/2023/06/11/opi…

Time to support true safety in DC School!!

It was an honor to attend the first ever @WhiteHouse Convening on Equity with my brilliant friend @RyanPHaygood & other advocates. The work of @innocence demonstrates the ways in which wrongful conviction fatally undermines any claim of equity in the criminal legal system.

Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine, made history by becoming the first Black student to graduate Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas with 600 white classmates #OTD in 1958. LDF continues this fight for equitable, inclusive education 65 years later.

Today, OCR released a Dear Colleague Letter on Addressing Discrimination Against Jewish Students reminding schools of their obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide a school environment free from antisemitic discrimination. shorturl.at/cmP05

At @metronyu's 2023 #PrioritizingEquity Conference #equity leaders will share strategies and tools that will push the boundaries of what #educational equity means, and for whom. And feature a keynote address by @PedroANoguera. Register now: bit.ly/3pgu13N

We congratulate all of the @REELPolicy's @GeorgetownLaw graduates!!! Thank you for your commitment to educational equity and we wish you all the best!!

On the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, hear @ProfKrisHenning of @GeorgetownJJI speak about racism in the criminal legal system and its impact on Black children caught in the system. Part 1. #BlackLivesMatter

Today, the @CivilRights and @EDcivilrights released an updated version of the Joint Guidance on Confronting Racial Discrimination in School Discipline www2.ed.gov/about/offices/…

Happy Black History month! #HappyBlackHistoryMonth

Join @metronyu for a virtual conversation on parent-led racial equity movements, Thursday @ 6pm. This webinar will feature parent leaders sharing stories of why they engage in racial #equity work, its impact on their schools, & communities. Register here: bit.ly/3Ycgeri

While it's personally dispiriting to see your work targeted in bad faith, what's more distressing to me is that the lives of women of color I've written about are being diminished and erased in a political moment in which we need their stories most.

Black History is American history and this month, and every month, is a time to celebrate Black excellence. We honor the legacies of previous generations & reflect on the victories we’ve yet to win in the ongoing struggle to achieve equal justice for all. #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM

Hey adults! Interested in supporting Black youth? Join us for an adult BSA 101! It will be an interactive workshop where you will learn everything you need to join our mission of empowering youth! #supportyouthvoices

@GovKathyHochul The fight to #FundCFE has been spearheaded for three decades by dedicated parents and students in Black, Brown and low-income communities. We look forward to seeing these resources transform the opportunities and lives of students today and in the generations to come

30 years after the CFE lawsuit and 16 years after Foundation Aid was enacted, this year NYS will at long last fully fund public schools — for the first time in its history — with a $2.7b increase in Foundation Aid Read our full statement here ➡️ buff.ly/3Qs9oLH

If you're a young person of color, this is for you!! This is an opportunity to have a one on one with leaders of DC to push solutions to community issues. Make sure to register!